Legal Opinion
Jimmy Reed and Cindy Reed v. Shell Offshore Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1989No. 88-3144PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Shell Offshore Inc. was found liable as the custodian of a defective thing, Louisiana Civil Code Art. 2317, after Jimmy Reed fell through a hole in a grated floor of an offshore platform. The issues are whether the hole, covered with a sheet of plywood, was dangerously defective; whether judgment should have been rendered for Shell because as a matter of law, the accident was caused by the fault of a third party; and whether the trial court should have asked the jury to apportion fault to plaintiff’s employer and an independent contractor as well as Shell.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Entrevia v. HoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Olsen v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Lemire v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Narcise v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Dwayne E. Nance, and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gauthier v. O'BRIENSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Guidry v. Frank Guidry Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 12,346 Fred Davis, Cross-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Commercial Union Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee, Cross-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Continental Gin Company, Allied Products Corporation, as Successor Company to Continental Gin Co., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Melton v. General Elec. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Prestenbach v. RainsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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